Oct
12
2016
“Each rowing the boat in the same direction.”
It seems to me there is a magnetic force of some sort trying to make us all the same; yet, at the same time an opposite force driving us to be unique. This dynamic power creates...
Oct
11
2016
So easy has become the favorite expression after a shot is made among our amazing 15 year old Chinese boys Basketball team in Jiaozuo, China.
An elegant question: When does so hard become so easy?
Grace and ease is the reward...
Oct
10
2016
If we love people more than things we will use things to help people
If we love things more than people we will use people to get things.
Today I shift the focus from Matthew to Paul. Romans is the book I will explore with the...
Oct
09
2016
A lesson in excellence.
I clicked on Mr. iPhone when reaching the after deck on the Regal Princess. Dear Alaska friend Peggy Lasher sends many of us daily Bible verses. Today's choice was a favorite; it's home is Hebrews 12:1-2....
Oct
07
2016
Yesterday is today in China. Today is tomorrow in the USA.
Amazing things happen to the body when it is subjected to two times zones.
Spokane and Jiaozuo are 15 hours different in time. Now it is 3 AM in...
Oct
05
2016
Anacortes basketball boy becomes basketball old man in China.
Today is my first day in Beijing. My partner Mr. Lao Yang tells me we meet some "Big People" this morning. Then we take a fast train covering 300 kilometers in...
Oct
04
2016
Peace is the virtue that moves frustration and or conflict to resolution and consolation.
The billfold is my best piece of exercise equipment. Rarely is there a day I don't spend five minutes searching the house and two cars to...
Sep
30
2016
Every boy has a dream, every boy is a miracle, every boy has failures, every boy deserves a real chance to make their dream come true.
With deep gratitude I thank you Russ Stover, for trusting me to deliver 135...
Sep
29
2016
“Without people to cheer there is no such thing as a ‘Star’.” - Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer was one of golf’s greatest players but more clearly Arnold’s greatest award is the “one who valued the fans.” Palmer is an icon because he was...
Sep
27
2016
Tribute to the late Americo Makk, one of modern day's greatest artists.
Americo invited me to watch him paint one afternoon in his home in Honolulu. It was a fascinating experience.
Check it out. I call it “Unfinished Man” because...
